heavy industry

Summary

heavy industry is a type of industry^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• heavy industry's instance of is recorded as type of industry^[3].
• heavy industry is a type of manufacturing industry^[4].
• heavy industry is part of industrial sector^[5].
• heavy industry's Commons category is recorded as Heavy industry^[6].
• heavy industry is the opposite of light industry^[7].
• heavy industry comprises mining^[8].
• heavy industry comprises iron and steel industry^[9].
• heavy industry comprises chemical industry^[10].
• heavy industry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Heavy industry^[11].
• heavy industry's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[12].
• heavy industry's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

heavy industry's instance of is recorded as type of industry^[3]. It is a type of manufacturing industry^[4]. It is the opposite of light industry^[7].

Use and Application

Components include mining^[8], an economic activity^[14]; iron and steel industry^[9], a type of industry^[15]; and chemical industry^[10], a type of industry^[16]. heavy industry is part of industrial sector^[5].

Why It Matters

heavy industry has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]